over nighter

The other week I went on an over night er with Joe and crew, we left from his house in Fredrick MD after downing a beer around two o'clock.This was my first fixed pannier ride and I was pleasantly surprised how well my bike handled the climbing, there wasn't any thing real steep but I have rode my crosscheck with gears, panniers loaded, and the hills were tougher. This set up just seems to roll on. I'm talking about long and gradual and short steep here. Not steep and long. A pic of the set up all clean and ready to go.

We biked to the C&O canal,14 miles and then about 30 to our camp spot,It was so nice to know that for the rest of the day and most of the next all I had to do was ride my bike, this was exciting.

The view from my tent, You could here the trains way off in the distance too.

Andy's set up, it looks cool and he was carring next to nothing it appeared cause the hammock is the tent, bed rest, ect. The weather was perfect even on the hot and humid side, usually when I do theses bike trips it's freezing out. That night we rolled about three miles to Sheperdstown for food and Beer.We ate outside and listened to a Jazz band that was playing inside, some of it was real nice. Then proceeded to seek out another bar, score, a grotto from 1790 complete with a back alley lined with trees, picnic tables with candles and college chics. There we had to throw down, it was a Rouge, a real Dead Guy,after many a round with him I left happy and feeling good about myself and was fine with leaving him to pour on.

It was a fun ride back to camp and I think there was some Dog Fish Head, Honey Rum consumed around a burning fire pit.

Getting ready in the morn.

Looking south on the Potomac River

Looking North

I like the way the three points line up on the fork crown and the top tube, really it's not a picture of the computer.

one of the more elaborate Locks on the C&O this is at where you cross the bridge to Harper's Ferry. Looking up stream.

looking down stream.

We got back to Joe's and went to a Festival the city of Fredrick was putting on and had a few Brewers Alley beer and some ethnic foods and I headed out with a total of 100 miles in 24 hours, all our panier's and bikes were covered in C&O dust it was great , Joe put a good trip together on short notice, we are getting better at this.